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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—NO. 207 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1930 TWENTY-SIX PAGES TODAY Be A COPY
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IN OUR
VALLEY
1=-CHARLES HALL - -;=»
BROWNSVILLE HIGHLIGHTS
OF WEEK
Monday—First series of freezes
bring slight loss.
Tuesday—New air passenger
line announced as taking defin
ite form for service between
Brownsville and Kansas City,
i Wednesday—Public announce- :
ment made of conditions of sale
of Cameron county’s fourth bond
issue.
Thursday—New Federal build
ing appropriation announced as
forthcoming for Brownsville.
Friday—BROWNSVILLE WINS
DEEP WATER PORT.
Saturday—Every body happy. I
with dreams of a great city here,
and Valley prosperity.
Sunday—Everybody still happy
>ver getting port. ;
^u--annmi m-u-li u u-iii-u-u-n—I— J-|—u-»—J- _r.
IF there be any in Brownsville, or
the Valley, who have not reali
zed that a deep water port for
the handling of Valley products is
in the offing, now is the time for
them to begin to do so.
* After about twenty-five years of
ni rking. and dreaming, and laboring
tlie project has now reached the
stage, where it is only a matter of
government machinery to grind out.
This means that as soon as congress
gets around to appropriations mat
ters, that of the Valley port ahould
sail on through both houses.
With Sheppard and Garner, mem
bers of the ways and means commit
tees of the two houses supporting
the project, ably backed by R. B.
Creager and Valley well-wishers, the
matter of the $5,000,000 appropria- j
tion should have easy sailing.
• • •
IN fact it was said Saturday that
the funds may be available here
about as soon as the Browns
ville-San Bemto-Polnt Isabel-iria
chlnery can get ready for It.
The announcement of the recom
mendation by the board of army (
engineers and the rivers and har
bors committee is the greatest news
that has come into the Valley since
the announcement of the United
States entering the world war. That
was an a nouncement of destruction,
this an announcement of develop
ment.
Why shouldn't every one be re
joicing all up and down the 75-mile
stretch!
BROWNSVILLE'S business world
and the Valley m general will
immediately ieel the business
reaction, which will naturally fol
low the announcement of a deep
water port.
Thousands of people will be pour
ing in to make Investments and to
take part in the building here.
Picture that half mile nght-of-way
which the deep water district will
purchase to run the 25-foot chan
nel through. It will. In time, be
lined with industrial houses taking
advantage of the water. There will
be pleasure resorts equaling, if not
surpassuig, those of Florida. It is
no dream, It is a crvstalizing reali
ty. right on us. What every’ one
should be doing is helping the navi
gation district get that right-of-way
as early as possible.
• • •
THEN we can float down that
channel—what shall we name
it?-—on out into the bay and
^ then into the Gulf of Mexico. Boat
ing and yachting and the sound of
the guitar and the brass band will
be mingled with the fog horn toot
of the big business steamers. It is
a great day lor Brownsville, San
Benito, Point Isabel and the Val
ley.
• • •
MEXICO has heard about what is
happening and is already in
terested. Representatives of va
rious Mexican mterests are already
making inquiries as to what it is
all about. Mexico is by no means
the "Land of Manana" as some sup
*'«*«ed wits often like to refer to it.
Mexico is wide awake.
Representatives of that nation
are among the first on the job. F10P4
here on that nation will have it«
eyes on the Valley as never before.
Business men of the sister Republic
have recently been awakened to the
fact that Brownsville offers a good
border rail port. Now it seems to
them it is going to offer that nation
another outlet to deep water.
• • •
AND bo one could write on and on
of commercial assets, which will
come piling in. They are too
numberous to enumerate. Just let
your imagination be your guide, and
go ahead and picture the entire
. Valley with its oil at one end. its
fruit and vegetables in the midale.
and a main street, lined solia with
homes extending, through fas'
growing towns down to deep water.
Anything can. and much more than
we realize will happen.
• • •
IT is a great world we live in. It is
such development and such ex
citement in recording and aiding
and abetting such growths that
keep newspaper men living first on
hopes and then on the excitement of
the realization of their hopes. Keep*
them behind their typewriters telling
the world, not only what is happen
ing. but what can be brought to
happen. And sometimes to stay a'
4 salaries smaller than the experience
fcpnanded for such in other lines
r endeavor. But it would take two
shotguns and a broad axe to make
them quit.
TRAFFIC LAW
ENFORCEMENT
LAX. CHARGE
Officials of T. P. A.
Address Quarterly
Meeting Here
The quarterly meeting of the
Travelers Protective Association
board. Texas division, was held in
the Tourists Club Room of the
Brownsville Chamber of Ccinmerce
Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p. m.
At the meeting, reports were read
from various towns and posts of the
TP/l. unfinished business was at
tended to, and new business was
taken up. Another period was de
voted to business for the good of
the order. The meeting was ad
journed at 540, after Clyde E.
Brown, national president had de
livered a brief speech.
Trucks Dangerous
During one of the most interest
ing talks of the evening, R. B.
Haynes, director of Texas division,
stated that trucks constituted 14
percent of the traffic on the high
ways. and that they were always
responsible for 40 per cent of the
accidents. Haynes spoke on "Safe
ty”, and said that the highway laws
now in foijce are adequate, but that
enforcement has been lax. He did
not recommend more laws, for he
said that there were too many dead
laws in force at present. He also
pointed out that the Texas Safety
Council ceased to function when R.
E. Gilmore, its head, died.
"Every driver in Texas should
have a drver’s license similar to
those in New' York.” continued Mr.
Haynes. "Each prospective driver
should first pass a rigid examin
ation testing his ability to handle a
car under all taffic conditions. A
examination, in addition to a very
complete course of study and prac
tice. and he also has two assistants
When a locomotive has a car at
tached to It. even more men are re
quired for a crew.
No Expeience
“But In our highways a man is
turned loose In a truck with prac
tically no experience. Did you know
that in driving along a highway, the
road comes In contact with a rail?
road crossing on an average of once
every hour?
"We hope to have approximately
500 patrolmen on duty before the
am nitryA fli
Local Men to Attend
Rubio Inaugural
That loral men may attend the In
auguration of the President of Mex
ico was learned here today when G.
C. Richarson, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, received a
letter from P. A. Chapa, now In
Mexico City.
The letter stated that invitations
are being forwarded to local offi
cials immediately.
* Brownsville will be represented,”
said Mr. Richardson, although he
did not know who would attend the
function.
The inaugratiou is February 5.
Three planes bearing a party
from Kansas City on the way to
Mexico City for 'he inauguration
of Rubio will pass through Browns
ville soon.
CROWDS EXPECTED
EL PASO. Jan 25—{#*>—'The Mexi
can government has made plans for
i the largest attendance of prominent
Americans yet to visit Mexico for
a presidential inauguration, accord
ing to the El Paso Times. The plans
include Invitations to a large num
ber of American officials for the In
auguration of President-elect Ortiz
Rubio.
British Anxious As
Indians Celebrate
LONDON. Jan. 25—(2*—Tomorrow
is "Independence Day” in India and
hero in England where the Indian
! situation is closely followed, there
was some tension lest in the ex
• uberance of Indian nationalistic
feeling the day may possibly wltnesa
some events of an untoward nature.
Oil Pipe Line Imminent
Tampico Petroleum to Come to Valley On
Opening of World Port
With the Brownsville deep water port looming in the near future, re
porta in the city Saturday afternoon were that one of the biggest oil
companies operating in Mexico Is making plans for the laying of a pipe
line from their fields near Tampico to Brownsville.
While no definite details were available, information from a reliable
source was to the effect that work on the lines would begin parallel to
that on the port.
This move, coming immediately after the favorable report on the deep
NO PARROTS
Notice c' an immediate embargo
on all parrots was received by of
ficers of the United States Pub
lic Health service here Saturday
afternoon.
This is the first effect of the
nation-wide psit tacos scare felt
here. No Indications of the strange
| parrot disease lias been reported in
I this section.
Large numbers of the birds pas; I
l through the lc-'J port l
water proposition, is generally tak
en as an indication of Interest
among big shippers, and of what can
be expected with the development
of the port.
Rumors of other companies op
erating in the interior of Mexico
which will lay lines to Brownsville
when the port is constructed have
been heard, and while no announce
ment has been made by these com
panies. it is believed that they also
will make moves in this direction in
the near future.
Use of the Brownsville port will
open large possibilities of refineries
and other industries to be located
at this point.
• __
Numerous Civic Activities
Presage Opening of Port
Return of Brownsville Delegation Awaited
Before Definite Steps Are Made
To Meet Federal Offer
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Following reports out of Washington to the efect that the deep water
projects of both Brownsville and Point Isabel had been approved by the
board of army engineers and the rivers and harbors committee, busi
ness interests of Brownsville Saturday evening were of the opinion that
further ac|ion awaited the return, or a report, from the Valley delega
tion to Washington.
When the delegates sent before the bodies mentioned by San Benito,
.Joint Isabel and Brownsville intersts will return was not known here
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Eddie Shoots Golf
Before Big Lions
CAPE TOWN. Union of 8outh
Africa. Jan. 25—[/P\—Preparatory
to lion hunting, t'ie Prince of
Wales Is getting tls shooting eye
in trim with golf.
The °rince has started the
steel shaft erase In the conser
vative Royal Cape club which
hitherto has followed the lead
of the royal and ancient club of
3t. Andrews. I;
Waybourn Trial Is
Nearing Its Finish
GEORGETOWN, Jan. 25—0P>—
The trial of Mrs. Rosa Waybourn.
44. charged with the murder of
her husband. W. W. Waybourn, 50.
Smithville railroad worker, neared
its end late today.
After both sides had closed their
testimony, the Jury was charged j
that Mrs. Waybourn was being
tried on the fourth of the Indict
ment. Thli cou- * alleges that Mrs.
Waybourn was an accessory to the
murder of her husband, W. W.
Waybourn, on March 10, 1928.
Mrs. Waybourn was the last wit
ness today.
Filipinos Protetst
Rioting Incident
MANILA, Jan. 25—(JP>—Governor
General Dwight P. Davis today
forwarded a message to Brigadier ,
General Francis Parker, head of
the bureau of insular affairs In
Washington, containing a request
by the Philippine goverment for
the protection of Filipinos against
violence such as that which oc
curred in riots at Watsonville.
Calif., this week. One was killed
and others were beaten. The riots
followed use of white girls in Fili
pino dance halls.
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Alcohol rercentage
Cited to Commission
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25—{AV
After a call at the White house, rep
resentative Dyer of Missouri, rank
I mg republican on the house judic
iary committee, said today he had
suggested to President Hoover that
the law enforcement commission be
asked to fix the percentage of al
cohol which could be manufactured
in any beverage in compliance with j
the eighteenth amendment. i
Passenger Planes
Asked to Fly High
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.—<P>—
Changes In the air commerce regu
1 lations to require planes carrying
passengers for hire to maintain an
altitude of at least 500 feet while
in flight, or to land when unable to
do so. were promulgated today by
the department of commerce.
Big Ranch Sold
UVALDE. Jan. 25—0PH-Details of
one of the largest recent land trans
actions in West Texas were made
known today with announcement
that L. J. Wardlaw, Ft. Worth, had
purchased the 11,840 acre ranch
owned by R. L. Brown of San An
gelo, located 30 miles northwest of
here. The consideration was said to
have been $174 200.
Ship Thought Lost
TOKYO. Jan. 25—(P)—The coastal
freighter Miyo Maru and her crew
of 30 men today was feared to have
been lost off the coast of Akita pre
fecture. The 1.450 ton ship sent out
distress calls at midnight last night.
A rescue ship tonight reported it
had searched fruitlessly all day for
the Miyo Maru.
oaiuraay auernoon.
Saturday afternoon it was pointed
out that probably one of the first
steps necessary would be to call a
bond election for another million
dollars to be added to the $2,000.
000 already thus subscribed.
Brownsville's part In the $5,000,000
deal Is roughly estimated here at
$3,000,000. It was pointed out that
the Brownsville navigation district
will thus be paying for a project
which will be of untold benefits
to the entire Valley.
Everyone Interested.
Aa a result of this activity, a
stimulation Is being felt in busi
ness circles here, but it is said that
greater activity is being shown out
side of Brownsville, probably, than
in the city itself.
Hal Brennan of Brennan & Cor
ripan. brokers, was in the city Sat
urday and said that he had read
the accounts in the Brownsville
paper and had immediately come
to the city with the Idea of making
his brokerabe house, recently re
moved from Laredo, permanent.
He said he had about 100 cars of
stuff still In "a jam" at Laredo.
That he plans moving some of his
Brownsville force there until this
Is cleared: then moving them over
to Eagle Pass, and afte# clearing
up matters there, close his house
there and remove the force perma
nently to this city.
Oil Line Planned
It was said here in certain circles
that Standard oil interests in Mexi
co are already talking of a pipe
line to Brownsville from holdings
in the southern republic and to
ship from here.
Brownsville has been actively
seeking a port for at least 25 years
is the general opinion here, but it
was said Saturday that newspapers
are possessed by John Thielan. and
probably others, showing that port
projects were discussed here fifty
years ago. Letters of congratula
tions have been going out to Rep
resentative John Garner and Sen
ator Morris Sheppard in the part
they played In getting the recom
mendation. and to the delegation
at Washington as a whole.
Brownsville people have been eag
erly seeking every detail of the
project, some of them somewhat
inclined to feel that it is too good
to be true, or that it is merely fur
ther port talk.
Rosenthal Wires
Some of those who might be an
swered by a telegram sent from Z.
A. Rosenthal to A. W. Ree, com
missioner. which read to the effect
that "We got it this time," it was
said.
One Brownsville man said he was
about to throw his old hat away for
joy when he remembered the story
of the man who purchased a new
suit of clothes, put it under the seat
of the car and then drove to the
river. There took off his old
clothing, piece by piece and threw
each in the river where it floated
away. Then he felt under the car
seat for his new suit and It was
gone.
But those who have been close
to the project since the delegation
left Brownsville over a week ago
say it is in the best imaginable
status for early passage, and that
steamboat whistles will be heard
in Brownsville before many years
have passed.
Monument to Bryan
Proposed in Capitol
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25—(JPt—
A monument at the capital for Wil
liam Jennings Bryan was proposed
in a bill today by Senator Howell,
republican. Nebraska. The measure
called attention to Bry an's service in
the house from Nebraska, his three
campaigns on the democratic ticket
for the presidency and his activity
as secretary of state in the Wilson
cabinet. The William Jennings Bry
an Memorial association of the dis
trict would be authorized to put up
the monument.
Auto Theft Act May
Be Asked Repealed
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25— tJPi -
Representative Dyer, republican
Missouri, author of the federal au
tomobile theft act, asserted in th«
house today that he would seek re
| peal of the act unless the justice
department showed more “humane
ness" in prosecuting youthful vio
lators of the law.
Rail Hearing Ends
AMARILLO. Jan. 25—</P>—Hear
ing of testimony involving a 380
mile proposed construction prograir
by the Santa Pe railroad company
was concluded here today.
A mass of statistical data on
development of the territory tha
would be served by the new line;
and testimony from scores of wit
nesses as to the need of more rai]
facilities were offered during th<
four-day hearing.
TRAIN KILLS MAN
ROCKDALE. Jan. 25—<AV- Johr
Williams. 40. was killed here early
tonight when his automobile wa:
struck by a S. P. motor train.
BROWNSVILLE
GIRL BURNED
BY TEAR GAS
Former Local Teacher
Temporarily Blinded
By Gun's Fumes
Press dispatches from Philadel
phia have advised that Miss Vir
! gima Reynolds, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Reynolds reading
m El Jardin, was blinded tempo
rarily and burned on the face and
hands this week when a tear-gas
gun, sent her by her father for pro
tection. was discharged accidentally
in the lobby of a Philadelphia hotel.! j
Miss Reynolds* parents reported i
Saturday night that their daughter *
was recovering rapidly from the
burns and is expecting to resume i
her work as dietitian in the Wo- |
man's hospital in Philadelphia soon.
She is known here as a primary ,
grade teacher last year in Point
Isabel school and lias been in the
cast several months, leaving here to
take the study of dietetics.
The story of the occurrence as
related in the Philadelphia Inquir
er follows:
"A young woman was blnded tem
porary and burned on the face and
hands last nght when a tear-ga.
gun. given her bv her lather for
protection was discharged accident- j
ally while she was walking through
the lobby of the Warwick Hotel,
Seventeenth street above Locust."
“After the liquid had squirted
over the young woman s hands and
face its acrid fumes spread through
the lobby, affecting nearly a score
of guests who were sitting or stand
ing there. Most of them fled to
the street with tears streaming
down their faces.
"When the liquid struck her eyes
the young woman. Virginia Rey
nolds. a dietitian at Woman’s Hos
nltal of Philadelphia, fell to the
floor. Employees of the hotel pick
ed her up and led her to a drug
store a few’ doors away."
“Fumes from the liquid, which
had saturated Miss Reynolds' fur
coat, so affected the lachrynal
»lands of those in the pharmacy
that they. too. had to flee to the
street for relef from the gas."
Fumes Powerful
“From the drug store Miss Rey
nolds was Mfceu to the office of Dr
A. Wiese Hammer, at 323 South
Seventeenth street. Before the
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Unidentified Man ,
Killed at Harlingen j
(Special to The Herald.» I
HARLINGEN. Jan. 25—An uni- ,
dentitied man iies dead at Thoinp- 1
sou s mortuary here as the result' <
ot being hit by a truck trailer on
the 700 block Saturday afternoon.
The accident occurred about 2 <
o'clock and the man died at the
Valley Baptist hospital at 3 o’clock.
A description of the man was to
the effect that he had dark brown
hair, streaked with gray. Measured
5.7 feet and weighed about 150
pounds. The only clue to his ldenity
is the Initials R. C. T. in his hat
and it was said that the letter “C
is so Dlui-ed that it might be a G.
He also wore an overcoat and. vest
and a pair of blue overalls. The
overcoat and hat bore the name J.
C. Penney, but did not give the city
of that house. The hat bore the
i trade mark of Leopold & Price of
Houston. I
Sidelights Of
Brady Triad
Bv HUNTER OSBORNE
(Herald Staff Writer)
RELIEF in many guises swept over
the old courtroom where Judge
Brady is being tried for murder
when the last Juror was chosen.
Mrs. Brady squirmed about m her
chair, grasped her husband’s hand,
sighed just a little. He maintain
ed the same poker face he has worn
throughout the trial.
Spectators audibly voiced their
approval of the selection of the tall,
clean-looking young man. Paul
Hogulund. as “Juror No. 12.”
Even Judge Moore looked relieved
District Attorney Brooks, who is
the same age as Hoglund. 24, smiled
with satisfaction. So did his as
sistants.
So well pleased were the defense
attorneys that one of them, Judge
Berrey, laughed out loud at a Joke
told him while the rest of the
Jurors were on their way to the
courtroom.
Judge Brady did not seem to like
the merriment and the look he di
rected at his defender was almost
a scowl. Mrs. Brady again drew
closer to him. She patted his hand.
Both of them watched the eleven
Jurors intently as they filed into
the room. None of them was smil
ing. The younger Jurors appeared
a little nervous. One or two or
them stole side glances at the ac
cused man and his wife.
The first act of R R Burke,
young sign painter selected yester
day, after he took his seat in the
jury box was to "bum' a cigarette
, off Hoglund. One or two other did
i the same thing. But Hoglund didn't
Join them. He kept his eyes on the
judge.
Most of the others did likewise
although one or two of them waved
to acquaintances in the audience.
All of the Jurors were clean
i shaven except Burke. He needed a
i shave, badly. His hair was stand
j mg almost on end. giving evidence
I (Continued on page 8)
SINGS FAREWELL
Choosing the role of Roelne In
The Barber of Seville'’ as her
:oodby, Madam Amelita Galli
2urcl sings her fareweli to New
fork opera r adiences. retiring from
the opera to devote all her efforts
o the concert stage and radio
>roedcasts. “The opera has become
• ery old-fashioned.” the famed so
»rano Insists.
BROKER WILL
KEEP OFFICE!
Srennan and Corrigan Find
Brownsville Port
Advantageous
"Brennan and Corrigan will re
am an office In Brownsville.” was
he emphatic statement issued by :
ial Brennan Saturday. "We are
a ore than pleased with Brov nsville
ls a port of entry’ into Mexico.”
This firm is one the largest
trokerage concerns in Laredo, and
las charge of all the General Mot
>rs shipments into the southern
epublic.
"We have already shipped 50 cars
>f automobiles through this port.”
dr. Brennan str.ted.
Airport Praised
The Laredo man. down here on
in American Legion convention at
>resent. praised the local airport
md said that because of the rapid
ty with which t '.il was handled
>ther large brokers may locate here
The news that Brownsville will
■ecelve an outlet into the Gulf of
dexico through the channel to be
hedged almost to the city proper
s another point favorable to this
ection. Exports routed by water
rom Brownsville will be more eco
lomtcal. and although slower, will
x» entirely satisfactory. Rates are
>f prime importance to a manu
acturer who ships hundreds of
housands of dollars worth of mer
:handise.
Known Here
Brennan is not a newcomer to
Brownsville, for many years ago
ip worked here in the local freight
jffice.
The present offices of Brennan
ind Corrigan are In the Missouri
Pacific offices near the passenger
station, on Levee
HUTCHINS DIES
ANN ARBOR. Mich. Jan. 25—<JP>
—Harry Burns Hutchins, president
emeritus of the University of
Michigan, died at his home here
tonight. _
GARNER FIGHTS
DELAY ON PORT
Danger to Valley Pointed Out in Telegrams
Of Other Interests But Survey
Of Arroyo Recommended
By HARRY SEXTON.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-The inr
posed 25-foot port project will follow
from Brazoe-Santiago Pass to Browi
vllle navigation district, Oeneral De
Rivers and Harbors. Informed the riv
house at the hearing on the project
by the wishes of the local interests,"
terms of the recommendations of hi
MURDER TRIAL |
AT STANDSTILL i
*
Way Cleared for Brady
Testimony to Begin <
On Monday
_j
AUSTIN. Jan. 25-vP>—The small '
jobs Incident to prosecuting and ,
defending a man were cleaned up ! i
today by counsel in the John W*.
Brady murder trial, winch was in ,
recess until Monday, while for
Brady, snowy haired accused slayer
of a 28 year old woman, the hours
in jail were made less tedious by
the presence of his wife
Most of the out of town defense
lawyers had "one home but those
here checked over wtness lists and 1
conferred briefly together. Among \
them was Will Brady, who came !
from ' entura. California, to help !
his brother, years ago a justice on
the civil appeals court here. An- '
other was Lon Curtis of Belton,
boyhood freind and Texas Univer
sity classmate of the former Judge.
A .G. B. ? ighsmlth of Baytown,
father of Miss Lehlia Hlghsmith,
stabbed to death allegedly by Bradv, I
on the night of November 9. 1929,
waited with customary trained pa
tience.
The prospects were that every i
defense lawyer would answer roll j
call when thi questioning of wit- )
nesses begins Monday. Dayton
Moses of Port rth. ill with in
fluenza. was reported to be recov
ering.
Assassination Rumor
Proves Mexican Plot
MEXICO CITY. Jan 25—<VP —
Government authorities tonight,
continued to refuse to give informa
tion of an alleged plot to assassinate
several leaders, other than to say.
that persons detained after raids |
here and in surrounding towns on
Thursday w’ere still in custody.
Chief of Police Quintana said
most of those under detention had
been arrestted in the downtown of
fice of Roman Millan, a lawyer. He
added that existence of the plot
had not yet been proved.
The newspaper El Universal Grs
fico said today twenty-one persons
were held.
Boat on Rocks
CAPETOWN. Jan. 25—<* —The
German motorship, Rhein, belong
ing to the Hamberg-American line,
went ashore today on the rocks off
Robben island.
Water Control Thorn to City
Commission to Attack Barrier to Expansion
During Present Week
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The thorny problem of water control and improvement districts as a
barrier to the expansion of the city will be attacked by the city comnusj
sion early this week. The elimination of double taxation in certain
sections now within the limits, as well as in other sections within the
proposed boundaries will also be brought up at that tune, it was indi
cated.
The suggestion of including Banker addition at the election to be held
m March was presented to the commission by the board of equalization,
now working on an appraisal of values, at a special session of the com
mArntncr
RESTRAINED
Thousands of Students May
Leave School
SAN ANTONIO. Jan. 25—\/P>— A
temporary injunction restraining the
state Irotn using the $5,000,000 Texas
rural school aid fund, was granted
here today by Judge R B. Minor.
The ruling held that the rural aid
bill was unconstitutional and that
it violated the state and federal
constitutions. It further was ruled
that It denied constitutional rights
to a taxpayer.
Notice of appeal was given.
Several thousand students will be
forced from high schools and several
hundred rural schools must down as
a result of the injunction.
Bank Bandit Suspect
Placed Under Arrest
COLEMAN. Jan. 25—4'.—Charlie
Rice, brother of Willie and Joe Rice
who arc in McCulloch County jail
charged with robbing the Lohn
State Bank Jan. 6. wab arested to
day at San Bernardino. Calif., ol
ficers here were advised. He was in
dicted by the gra:Ki jury here at
Uie same tunc lu$ brother* were.
of
the commisisoners that at the pres
ent time this addition Is enjoying
service from the city utilities, and
logically should be brought into
the limits.
At the present time the section
is a part of Cameron county water
control and improvement district
No. 7.
The board of equalisation, of
which H. M. Skelton is chairman,
was asked to work with City En
gineer O. W. Rogers on a new line
to take in the additional territory
sugested by the board. Commis
, sloners present preferred to post
pone action until the return of
Mayor R. B. Rentfro and City
Manager Z. A. Roeenthal, and It
will probably be taken up Tuesday.
Considerable agitation among
taxpayers in the Victoria Heights
section and other additions where
the city limits overlap drainage
district number two for some set
tlement between the city and the
district has been going on. and some
discussion of this question came
up at the Saturday meeting.
The complaint here is that at
the present time the pretoerty
darners arc paying a double tax. one
to the city for drainage, which they
receive, and another to the dis
trict. from which no benefit is de
l rited
Insurance is an Economy
1 Rio Grande Valley Trust Co.—Adr.
icr channel for the Valley's pro
the most direct, practicable route
lsville w holly within the Browns
ikyne, chairman of the Board of
ers and harbors committee of the
Saturday. "We will be governed
the general stated, adding that the
> board had purposely been made
elastic" in order to conform with
iny arrangement made by the Val
ey districts. Tire general also e.\
>lalned an apparent duplication In
he amount of the local contrlbu
lon Involving $200,000, the cost of
he Inner channel from Brazos San
lago Pass to the west side of Long
sland which will be assumed by the
Brownsville district under the terms
>f an agreement with the Point
sabel-San Benito district.
The cost of constructing a chan
rel from Point Isabel to a connec -
ion with the direct channel from
Brownsville at a point on the west
;lde of Long Island is estimated at
>250.000. The total contribution of
Galley Interests for both projects
vill be $2,425,000.
The Valley was represented at the
rearing by Congressman Gamer. R
3. Creager and Harry Sexton oi
Brownsville, and Roy Miller ot
"orpus Chrlsti. Gainer outlined the
ffforts the Valley has made to se
cure deep water, informing tire com
nlttee the project approved by the
irmy engineers has the support ol
Senators Sheppard and Connally.
Be also outlined the rapid devel
opment of the Valley and existing
reed for water transportation, stat
ng that the section Is capable of
producing a greater tonnage of ag
ricultural products than any slmi
ar area in the country.
Telegrams Referred To
"I have been informed that tel
egrams have been received by mem
bers of this committee indicating
•hat certain Valley gentlemen will
appear here asking for the aban
donment of this project In favor of
one upon which no recommenda
tions have ever been received from
the army engineers,” the congress
man said. "It would be an injustice
to the Valley, which for years has
been handicapped by high trans
portation costs, to delay construc
tion of this port, and I sincerely
Pope no member of tills committee
will consider postponement of a
propect of such great importance to
the people of south Texas.”
Survey Asked'
Discussing the Arroyo Colorado
project. Garner said: T hope the
committee ^ill recommend a sur
vey of the arroyo. I am confident
it can be developed Into a waterway
of great value to the entire Valley
and that It ahould have a connec
tion with this deep water port rec
ommended by the engineers.”
R. B Creager discussed the eco
nomic features of the project, stat
uig that the San Benito and Browns
ville districts were In full accord on
the recommendations at the engi
neers. He requested that a proviso
be added designating that the chan
nel from the pass “shall take tho
most direct practicable route to
ward Brownsville,” and that the lo
cal interests be granted permission
to widen the inner channels if they
so desired. Both were approved by
General Deakyne.
Tonnage Estimated
The estimate of the engineers that
the port will handle an annual traf
fic of 775,000 tons at a saving of $4.
133,000 brought a comment from
Chairman Dempsey. He was In
formed that a large part of the ton
nage would be perishables which
under present conditions move un
der high freight rates
Road Bond Election
Set in Raymondville
(Special to The Herald*
RAYMONDVILLE. Jan 25—V.'ll
lacy County Commissioners court
Saturday ordered an election in Ly
Jord road district No. I $450 000
road bond Issue, after hearing a
petition calling lor a concrete high
way and a counter petition against
the proposal signed by 129 names.
The election was ret for March 6
at Lyford.
Dyers Tour Valley
Approximately 165 members of
the National Cleaners and Dyer*
association are touring the Valley
today as a aide trip arranged as the
close of the convention held in Dal
las the past week. They arrived lr
Edinburg early Sunday morning
and were met by a group of Val
leyltes in cars who w’lU carry them
to Stuart Place for lunch and w
the Matamoros Cafe for dinner to
night, according to Charlie Burtor
of the Model Laundry.
The group is to leave Brownsville
at 11 p. m. Sunday night.
: THE WEATHER I
-T- . -1
For Brownsville and the Valles*:
Mostly cloudy and unsettled.
East Texts: Cloudy and unsettled
Sunday and Monday with occasional
rains Monday and in south portion
Sunday. Light to moderate east to
southeast winds on the coast.
MISCELLANEOUS II IT A
buanse today .7.17